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G. A. KING mums FOR'ITTACHING SEAT COVERS AND THE LIKE Filed Nov. 1, 1927 l atented June 24,

UNITED Y STATES PATENT oF icr;

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coNNnc'rIcu'r, ASSIGNOR 'ro scovrm. HANUEAG' TUBING COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A. CORPORATION OF CON- The object of this invention is to provide means for yieldingly yet securely attaching loose articles to a fixed article, in such way that strains placed upon the loose article will more or less fully be taken up by the attaching medium to thereby prevent injury of the fixed article.

In order to illustrate a special application of my invention, but without thereby limit ing the scope of the invention or its utility, I will explain it in connection with seat covers for automobiles. Heretofore these seat covers have been applied to the upholstery of the seats by means of pins stuck 4 in the upholstery and engaging the covers,

but when in use, the movement of the occupants of the seats produces more or less severe and sometimes sudden strains suflicient to move thepins and tear the upholstery.

The present invention is designed to remove, or at least alleviate, this injurious action, and to this end the covers are supplied with an elastic medium, and the pins are provided with pivoted hooks which engage the elastic medium, thus forming an indirect connection of the covers with the seats,

instead of directly connecting the covers with the seats as commonly done heretofore, as I will proceed now to explain more fully and finally claim.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, in the several figures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure 1 is a plan view, partly in section and partly broken away, illustrating one embodiment of the invention. Fi 2 is a cross section taken on line 2-2 0 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one form of hook-pin:

The ct iver supplied with a number of openings, suc

1, at or near its upper edge, is

as eyeldts I 2, suitably spaced, and reeved "througlt these openings is a flexible, elastic cord orifspring 3, suitably anchored at both ends oflithe cover, as by knots 4. Any desired degree of slackness may be placed in the elast c medium. This slackness may be utilizediyto form loops which may be engaged with any suitable holding medium MEANS FOR ATTAOHING SEAT COVERS AND THE LINE Application filed. November 1, 1927. Serial 1V0. 230,287.

placed on a fixed body, such as the upholstered back 5 of an automobile or other seat, so that when the seat is in use the movements of the occupant, eflective on the loose cover, will be taken up by the elastic medium, and the incident strain will be greatly modified, if not entirely overcome, with relation to damaging efiect on the seat or its upholstery.

The upper edge of the cover may be provided or made with a bib 6, that may be turned up over and used to conceal the elastic medium and its en aging devices.

The particular form 0 engaging device herein shown,- comprises a double pronged or pointed pin 7, having pivoted or hinged to its head 8 a swinging hook 9, with which the loops of the elastic medium are engaged. The pins are stuck in the upholstery of the seat at intervals to engage the loops of the elastic medium. The book member of the pin may be provided with a rearwardly and upwardly extending pointed projection 10, which is adapted to enter the upholstery to prevent the accidental escape of the pin.

While I prefer to use the hinged hookpin, and especially one with a retaining prong, yet it is within my invention to use other means for engaging the elastic medium of the cover to secure the cover in place on the seat.

Variations in the details of construction and arrangement are permissible within the principle of the invention .and the scope of the claims following.

What I claim is 1. The combination of a seat cover having openings arran ed at intervals at or near one edge thereo and an elastic medium loosely reeved throu h said openin s an h attached at both of its ends to. said cover so as to aliord a series of loops, and pivoted hooks having downwardly projectirlg prongs adapted to be attached to a fried part of the seat in position to engage the several loops of the elastic medium and to support the cover yieldingly in position.

2. The combination of a seat cover having an elastic cord associated therewith, the 100 said covefbeiii g provided with means for loosely holding said cord at intervals leavm portions of said cord exposed to form a series of loops, and pivoted hooks having downwardly projecting prongs adapted to be attached to a fixed part of the seat in position to engage the several s of the elastic medium and to support t e cover yielding]; in position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of October, A. D.

GEORGE A. KING. 

